Education Department Sued for Civil Rights Office Cutbacks (2)

The Trump Administration’s dismantling of the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights is unconstitutional, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in federal court.

The administration’s attack on the US Department of Education and OCR isn’t felt equally across students and their communities, the complaint filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia says. “It disproportionately harms students of color, women and girls, and LGBTQI+ students,” it says.

The plaintiffs include individuals whose discrimination complaints with OCR have been put on hold because of the Education Department’s actions, as well as a nonprofit group that advocates for students ...